Examples of straighten in a Sentence
Essence, 8 Apr. 2024
Do these types of exhortations—the press straightening their spines and screaming down the right—still work?
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2024
One example in the Pacific Northwest was that straightening a river caused the water to warm up and no longer be good habitat for salmon, and native communities downstream that were dependent on salmon were suffering pretty badly because of that.
—The Arizona Republic, 27 Mar. 2024
The letter to the editor, which was written by French doctors, linked certain smoothing and straightening hair products to kidney damage.
—Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 28 Mar. 2024
Note that the straightening tool is found in Develop mode's Geometry section.
—PCMAG, 26 Mar. 2024
Once all the extensions have been installed, the stylist will blow dry and straighten again to ensure your natural hair and the tape-in extensions are fully blended.
—Tayler Adigun, Allure, 25 Mar. 2024
The top photo illustration was created by scaling and straightening each photo for best alignment.
—Harry Stevens, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
The heel landing on a Lego piece, an extension cord or a crack in the sidewalk prevents the knee from straightening, causing a fall.
—Jothy Rosenberg, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
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1542, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
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“Straighten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/straighten. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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